As a creative, someone who is hyper-sensitive to emotional cues, I am bombarded with this so much that I am overwhelmed. Sitting down to write about it is at once therapeutic and also necessary. I’ve decided to do a few things to get me through it, and also to help me actually get back to writing.
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Works That Inspire Writing Day 1: Hulu’s “Devs”
I decided to write a 30 day blog challenge in which I write about works that inspire me as a writer. I wanted to showcase these things mainly because I needed something to write about that would kick-start my writing day and because I just wanted to share work, hard work, that exemplifies what IContinue reading “Works That Inspire Writing Day 1: Hulu’s “Devs””
Book Launch: The Shibboleth Code Is Finally Available!
After a long wait and a lot of struggle, the final book in the Five Rims Series is finally available! Description: Guillermo and Mitsuki, the last humans in existence, have survived their escape through the dangerous purple ionic cloud. Their broken gunship floating helpless in space, they are picked up by a gargantuan dreadnaught, healedContinue reading “Book Launch: The Shibboleth Code Is Finally Available!”
What Novels Inspire Your Writing?
As stated many times on this blog, good writers must in turn be good readers. I don’t mean you can read lots of words or big words (sorry Trump) but I simply mean that good writers seek out good writing to emulate when working toward that new idea for a fiction piece. Lately I’ve readContinue reading “What Novels Inspire Your Writing?”
Think Carefully About Your New WIP
I am in the uphill struggle to finish the final book in the Five Rims series, and as the kids say, the struggle is real. I have been bombarded with so many new ideas for novels that it has become that much more difficult to finish the current novel because I want to move on withContinue reading “Think Carefully About Your New WIP”
5 Things to Consider Before Writing a NaNoWriMo Outline
The annual National Novel Writing Month (November) is only a few weeks away. If you haven’t started on your outline for the event, then you’re in luck! I’ve narrowed down the five most important things you should think about before you start work on it. Overkill – I’m sure you have a germ of aContinue reading “5 Things to Consider Before Writing a NaNoWriMo Outline”
3 Reasons to Not Write a Series (AND 3 Reasons Why You Should)
I’m trying my darnedest to finish the third book in the Five Rims series, and writing this blog entry isn’t really helping me achieve that goal…or is it? I think that I will never attempt another series. It’s not that my series isn’t exciting as it really is. I love the idea of creating a massiveContinue reading “3 Reasons to Not Write a Series (AND 3 Reasons Why You Should)”
5 Myths About Writing Science Fiction
So you want to write a science fiction novel. However, you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing. Perhaps you read science fiction like this humble author and you’d like to try your hand at writing something in the science fiction genre. Well, there are a few myths about science fiction novelists, and I’mContinue reading “5 Myths About Writing Science Fiction”
Philip K. Dick and a Writer’s Subconscious
Currently I’m working on the third and final book in the Five Rims trilogy: “The Shibboleth Code”. It is an arduous task, and even though I love the characters and the setting and I feel like I’m really bringing the story to a close, I am so ready to get on with another book. I have ideasContinue reading “Philip K. Dick and a Writer’s Subconscious”
SoonerCon: A Media Guest’s Retrospective
Yesterday ended my weekend at SoonerCon 26, a local science-fiction/fantasy/writer’s convention in Midwest City, Oklahoma within a short driving distance of my house. This was my second year being invited as a media guest, which means I’ve written a few books and have done some podcasting, so they allow me to come be part ofContinue reading “SoonerCon: A Media Guest’s Retrospective”
Writing Is Hard Work 